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How to change text color in Google Slides

In this guide, you will learn how to customize the text color in your Google Slides presentation to match your specific design needs. You will walk through selecting a text box, applying a standard preset color, and opening the custom color tool to input precise color values. By following these steps, you will be able to easily apply any custom color to your presentation elements.

Operations
6 steps 2 min Community template
1

Click the Google Slides icon

Click the Slides icon in the Google Apps menu to open the application.

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Click the Google Slides icon
2

Click to open presentation

Click the "Untitled presentation" thumbnail in the Recent presentations section to open the file.

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Click to open presentation
3

Highlight or Select the text

Click the text "How to change text color in Google Slides" on the slide to select it.

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Highlight or Select the text
4

Click the Text color button

Click the Text color button in the top toolbar to open the color palette.

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Click the Text color button
5

Select the color

Click the red color swatch in the dropdown menu to change the text color.

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Select the color
6

Preview the text color change

Review the text color change

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Preview the text color change

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